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Re: UMAX Scanner



Quoting William T Wilson (fluffy@snurgle.org):
> On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Jesse Jacobsen wrote:
> 
> > > > So do the SCSI UMAX Scanners use a 50-pin connection?
> > > 
> > > Yes.  (Wow, wasn't that a waste of bandwidth)
> > 
> > My UMAX Astra 1200S uses a DB25.
> 
> But the DB25 is functionally the same as 50-pin SCSI, and conversion
> between the two is straightforward, unlike with the more-pin SCSI
> versions.

Except all the earths (grounds) are connected together, which can cause
problems.

Cheers,

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